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WOOL PILE WOOL BLEND AND MODULAR WOOL CARPETS 

GECA 7-2006 Standard (PDF)

Cavalier Bremworth

Wool and wool blend carpets displaying exceptional fitness for purpose and environmental credentials.

 

Product Marketing Name:  Cavalier Bremworth

Use and Application: Carpets

Date of Certification: 4 October 2007

 

     1.   Description of the Technology.

Cavalier Bremworth use high quality New Zealand wool in making their carpets. Their mission statement is to succeed in the carpet business by focusing on brand values, superior product quality, cost efficiency and outstanding customer service, through an organisation dedicated to continuous improvement.

The story of Cavalier Bremworth began in 1959 when Doug Bremner founded the Bremworth Carpet Company and set up a small factory in Papatoetoe, South Auckland. In 1967 UEB Industries, one of New Zealand's biggest corporations at the time, bought Bremworth and proceeded to establish spinning and scouring plants around the country. Five years later in 1972 Cavalier Carpets of New Zealand was founded by Tony Timpson and Grant Biel. A spinning plant was built at Wanganui in 1975 and in 1983 Cavalier Carpets listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange as Cavalier Corporation. In 1988 Cavalier Carpets bought Bremworth's spinning and tufting plants including the much valued Bremworth name and distribution rights. In 1991 the combined companies relaunched under the Cavalier Bremworth brand.

 

     2. The Products

GT 001: 100% Wool Level Loop
GT 002: 100% Wool Hard Twist
GT 003 (3048 – Champs Elysees, 826 Vallute, 9006 Shimmer, 646 Mystique, 812 Onde and 808 Oriel): 100% Wool Plush
GT 004: 100% Wool Textured Loop
GT 005: 90/10% Wool/Nylon Level Loop
GT 006: 100% Scintilla Nylon

Core Environmental Criteria Tested:

 

Environmental Requirements

Core Environmental Performance Characteristics
Fitness for Purpose Cavalier Bremworth carpets have undergone testing in relation to abrasion, delaminating of backing fabric, durability, tuff withdrawal force and colour fastness to light, rubbing and shampooing, as outlined in the relevant New Zealand Standard, and results are in conformance with the ACCS specification.
Warranty Protection Depending on application (medium or heavy use) the warranty period for these products are 15 years and 12 years respectively. Both of which exceed the minimum requirement of 10 years.
Insect Resistance The nominated wool and wool blend products are treated against insect attack. This treatment is carried out to the requirements of the Woolmark/ Woolmark Blend E10 specification. No insect resistance treatment is applied during the scouring process.
Requirements for Wool Scours Cavalier Bremworth is permitted to discharge effluent into the Napier City wastewater systems. Napier City Council milliscreens this waste and is licensed to discharge trade wastewater. A GECS review of this operation has found that the spinning lubricants, BOD, wool grease content, hazardous substances, total water use and energy use of the wool scour is below the allowable limits set for this criterion. GECS has also determined that no alkyl phenol-based detergents or insect resist treatments are used during the scouring process.
Yarn COD level in dye house effluent does not exceed 30kg/tonne. The level of bifenthrin in waste water is below the 0.2 mg/L limit set for discharge to municipal treatment systems. Spinning lubricant addition does not exceed 3% of the weight of wool. After chroming techniques are not used, the level of chromium in dye house effluent is well below the 2000pmm limit set in the standard. The nominated products are in conformance with this criterion.
Finished Product The VOC emissions in the finished product are below 0.5mg/m2h.
Air Emissions Cavalier Bremworth carpets have undergone testing in relation to VOC air emissions, GECS has reviewed these test results and confirmed Cavalier Bremworth meets the requirements of this criterion.
Adhesives Cavalier Bremworth recommends the use of adhesives that are water based, pressure sensitive and low in VOC’s be used for installation. The recommended adhesives have less than 5% by weight of volatile organic compounds.
Waste Minimisation and Management These nominated products can be returned to the manufacturer at their end of life for re-use as a geo textile.

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        3. Environmental and Social Regulatory Obligations:

 

GECA also found Cavalier Bremworth to be fully compliant with their obligations under Labour, Anti-Discrimination, and Safety Regulations. The company has not been the subject of prosecution in relation to compliance with labour, anti- discrimination, safety regulations and environmental regulations within the past 24 months.

 

 

Additional Information

 

Good Environmental Choice Australia recommends these products to green purchasing officers, specifiers, and every day Australians seeking to purchase products and services on the basis of functional and overall environmental and human health performance.

 

For more information contact Cavalier Bremworth directly:

 

 

Cavalier Bremworth

Address: Unit 1, 165-169 Lower Gibbes Street, Chatswood, Sydney, NSW 2067
Postal Address: PO Box 845, Willoughby, NSW 2068
Ph: 02 9932 2600
Fax: 02 9417 7071
Web: www.cavbrem.com.au

E-mail: webausales@cavbrem.co.nz

 

 

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